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OpenAI secures AWS sales freedom as Microsoft cash share deal shifts
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Published on 27 April 2026
Microsoft drops key objections, letting OpenAI sell on AWS
OpenAI has reached major terms with Microsoft, its largest shareholder, clearing the way for OpenAI products to be sold on AWS. In return, Microsoft gains more cash under an updated revenue share arrangement tied to OpenAI’s sales. The change effectively resolves the legal friction that had threatened execution of the broader $50B Amazon-related direction.
- OpenAI secured concessions enabling product sales on AWS
- Microsoft gained improved cash via a revised revenue-share deal
- The agreement settles prior legal friction tied to cloud strategy
- Both sides shift leverage in the $50B Amazon-linked storyline
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